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July 31, 2024

FERC & Federal

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is an independent regulatory agency that oversees the transmission of electricity, natural gas and oil in interstate commerce, as well as regulating hydroelectric dams and natural gas facilities. 
Public Citizen Seeks Rehearing of El Paso Electric Order
Emboldened by its victory in an affiliate case involving Goldman Sachs, Public Citizen asked FERC to reconsider a ruling involving JPMorgan Chase.
SPP Joint Quarterly Stakeholder Briefing: April 27, 2020
SPP CEO Barbara Sugg assured stakeholders the RTO is taking careful steps to reopen while the pandemic still rages, making clear it will be a slow process.
Judge Orders PG&E to Improve Line Inspections
The judge in charge of PG&E’s criminal probation imposed new conditions requiring the utility to do better to avoid starting wildfires.
DC Circuit Skeptical of FERC Tolling Orders
The D.C. Circuit Court spent three and a half hours grilling attorneys in a case that could decide whether FERC is allowed to issue tolling orders.
PG&E Seeks to Finalize Deal with FEMA, Calif. Agencies
The judge overseeing PG&E’s bankruptcy rebuffed the utility’s request to quickly approve agreements signed between it, fire victims and government agencies.
Adjusted to New Normal, Chatterjee Looks Ahead
FERC's Neil Chatterjee is considering how the electric industry will adjust when stay at home orders end, he said during a chat with the Atlantic Council.
PG&E CEO Johnson Says He’ll Step Down
PG&E Corp. CEO Bill Johnson announced he would retire at the end of June, by which time the utility is hoping to exit bankruptcy.
Overheard in International Partnering Forum 2020
The nascent offshore wind industry is faring better than the rest of the energy sector in the face of COVID-19, with no delays attributable to the shutdown.
Stakeholders Appeal Expansion of PJM MOPR
The battle over FERC’s order expanding PJM’s minimum offer price rule moved to federal court as environmental groups, cooperatives and regulators filed petitions.
EBA Holds Annual Meeting Online Successfully
More than 300 energy industry professionals logged into a single video chatroom through Zoom for the Energy Bar Association's annual meeting.

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